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Evolution of Initial Atmospheric Corrosion of Carbon Steel in an Industrial Atmosphere

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The evolution of initial corrosion of carbon steel exposed to an industrial atmosphere in Shenyang, China, has been investigated by gravimetric, XRD, SEM/EDS and electrochemical techniques. The kinetics of the corrosion process including the acceleration and deceleration processes followed the empirical equation D = At n. The rust formed on the steel surface was bi-layered, comprised of an inner and outer layer. The outer layer was formed within the first 245 days and had lower iron content compared to the inner layer. However, the outer layer disappeared after 307 days of exposure, which is considered to be associated with the depletion of Fe3O4. The evolution of the rust layer formed on the carbon steel has also been discussed.

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The investigation is supported by the National Science Fund of China under the Contract No. 51131007 and 51401222.

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    Chen Pan, Wei Han, Zhenyao Wang, Chuan Wang & Guocai Yu

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Pan, C., Han, W., Wang, Z. et al. Evolution of Initial Atmospheric Corrosion of Carbon Steel in an Industrial Atmosphere. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 25, 5382–5390 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-016-2312-0

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